Legal Opinion
Pacific Natural Gas Co., a Corporation v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1960No. 16498_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Pacific Natural Gas Company, is a distributor in the State of Washington of natural gas which it purchases from Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corporation. 98.6 per cent of its requirements consists of “industrial gas”, that is, gas purchased for resale for industrial use only. The Natural Gas Act provides that all rates and charges by any natural gas company in connection with the transportation or sale of natural gas subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission shall be “just and reasonable”; otherwise the charges are declared to be unlawful.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Buggs v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
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